²⁷ And when they have completed these days, then ^(A)from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your ^(B)peace offerings, and ^(C)I will accept you, declares the Lord God.”

^4 (A)Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

A Living Sacrifice

12 ^(A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,^[a] by the mercies of God, ^(B)to present your bodies ^(C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.^[b]